Mount Evans, Mount Evans Wilderness

Name: Mount Evans
Address: Mount Evans Wilderness, United States
Telephone: (303)567-4660

#1 among attractions in Mount Evans Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Park, Mountain

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Mount Evans is the highest peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,271-foot fourteener is located 13.4 miles southwest by south of Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1863Elevation: 12723 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°34'29"N, 105°37'5"W

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Mount Evans Wilderness United States

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Mount Evans – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Summit Lake Park, Mount Bierstadt, Meyer–Womble Observatory, Crest House.

2.1 miNW
Lake, Park
Summit Lake Park, Arapaho National Forest
55 min walk • Summit Lake Park is a park located along Mount Evans Scenic Byway about 64 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The park is 160 acres in size and contains alpine tundra.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bierstadt, Georgetown
71 min walk • Mount Bierstadt is a 14,065-foot-high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
1.5 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Meyer–Womble Observatory, Pike National Forest
38 min walk • Meyer–Womble Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Denver. It is located near the summit of Mount Evans in the Arapaho National Forest approximately 60 kilometers west of Denver, Colorado.
1.6 miNW
Ruins
Crest House, Mount Evans Wilderness
42 min walk • The Mount Evans Crest House is a building, now in ruins, located at the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado. It is notable for both its significant architectural design and its unusual location.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
The Sawtooth, Mount Evans Wilderness
70 min walk • The Sawtooth is a jagged arête joining Mount Bierstadt to Mount Evans in the Front Range of central Colorado. The three points along this arête resemble the teeth of a saw, leading to its name.
1.6 miNW
Street, Park
Mount Evans Scenic Byway, Mount Evans Wilderness
41 min walk • The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is a 49-mile National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Clear Creek and Jefferson counties, Colorado, USA.